 |
|
 |
|
|
Category Print Date 12/1/2005 |
|
National Post Appoints Vice President of Advertising
|
|
| Fills Key Role with Industry Veteran |
|
TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2005 - Gordon Fisher, Publisher of the National Post,
today announced the appointment of Kirk Allen to the position of Vice
President Advertising for the National Post. In this role, Mr. Allen will be
responsible for leading the national, retail and classified sales teams in
their continued efforts to drive new advertising sales and service existing
clients.
"Kirk has a wealth of experience in all aspects of newspaper sales," said
Mr. Fisher. "We are delighted that he has accepted this vital position and are
confident that his creative thinking and depth of experience will bring
enhanced value to our advertisers and continue to grow market share for the
National Post."
Mr. Allen joins the National Post from the Montreal Gazette, where he
held a variety of sales positions over the past 25 years, most recently as
Senior Manager, Advertising. In this role, Mr. Allen was instrumental in
growing the market share of the Gazette and in developing integrated,
multi-platform sales programs across CanWest properties. Prior to this, Mr.
Allen worked for both Quebecor and the Sunday Express.
"I am very excited to be joining the National Post, which has proven to
be in a formidable force in Canadian newspaper publishing," said Mr. Allen.
"There is a fantastic team in place at the Post and great momentum stemming
from some of the new initiatives which have been put in place over the past
year. I look forward to the opportunity to further contribute to the growth of
the paper."
About National Post
National Post is a publication of CanWest MediaWorks Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG;
TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV, www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international
media company, is Canada's largest media company. In addition to owning the
Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily
newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in
conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels,
Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and
the United Kingdom.
|
|
| Back to previous page |
|
|
|
